Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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